GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |